We have also removed the multi-eject options from all SMAs and SMA wrecks to avoid node crushing volumes of ships entering space. You must eject ships one at a time.

Wont this make the RVB frigate free for all a thing of the past? I mean yes, you could still eject them just fine. but launching 100k frigates 1 at a time? o.O

Hello everyone. We've got another Rubicon change to announce for you all.

Back at the end of last year CCP changed the way the starbase module Ship Maintenance Array destruction worked to prevent lag bombs. This also meant that those structures did not drop ships in any recoverable form when destroyed. This was obviously not the ideal long term solution so in Rubicon we have implemented a new feature for how SMA destruction is handled.

When a SMA is destroyed after Rubicon, it will drop a wreck. The wreck will contain ships dropped from the destroyed SMA, with each ship having the same 50% chance to drop that governs normal loot drop mechanics. That wreck will have special functionality that allows players to eject the intact ships out into space, where anyone can board them. You will also be able to fly up with a carrier or orca and drag ships directly into your ship hangar.

The act of destroying a SMA will now also provide a full killmail listing what ships and modules dropped and were destroyed.

It will not be possible to add ships to the wreck, and you can't board ships directly from the wreck since that would mean placing your current ship into it. We have also removed the multi-eject options from all SMAs and SMA wrecks to avoid node crushing volumes of ships entering space. You must eject ships one at a time.

The SMA and X-L SMA wrecks will have much higher hitpoints than normal wrecks, but can be destroyed, in which case their content disappears just like a normal wreck. They can only be salvaged if there are no ships left inside them.

I want to thank the CSM for the help they provided in getting Team Five O the time carved out to complete this task properly, and for giving us feedback on the design as it developed.

This functionality is working on SISI as I post, so feel free to go try it out and let us know what you think.

The act of destroying a SMA will now also provide a full killmail listing what ships and modules dropped and were destroyed.

Does this also apply to capital ships or just the structures?

Fozzie you're attending EVE Downunder right? Whats your favorite kind of booze? I should like to buy you a bottle of it.

Thanks to CMS and CCP for fixing this bug!

I just want to thank Chiimera for single-handedly bringing about this change.

No one else; just him.

What will happen to ships possibly stored in the SMA of a carrier that is stored in a POS SMA (nesting egg style)?

Will take some of us 20-26 days to train the necessary skills to help protect WH POS -- something that was not needed BEFORE by most of us.....announcement made by DEV first week of Nov...Like the idea but that is not enough time to train......BOO CCP!

THANK YOU!!!! So glad to see this on the list of changes...I had pretty much lost hope for this expansion due to how close it is. You guys are my hero

A great change that has needed to be fixed, thanks to the CSM members that nagged the hell out of CCP for this.

Also glad you added the KM function.

Now can you please stop the option people have of unanchoring an SMA in the seconds after a shield is dropped?

Hello everyone. We've got another Rubicon change to announce for you all.
When a SMA is destroyed after Rubicon, it will drop a wreck. The wreck will contain ships dropped from the destroyed SMA, with each ship having the same 50% chance to drop that governs normal loot drop mechanics. That wreck will have special functionality that allows players to eject the intact ships out into space, where anyone can board them. You will also be able to fly up with a carrier or orca and drag ships directly into your ship hangar.

It will not be possible to add ships to the wreck, and you can't board ships directly from the wreck since that would mean placing your current ship into it. We have also removed the multi-eject options from all SMAs and SMA wrecks to avoid node crushing volumes of ships entering space. You must eject ships one at a time.

Great work bringing this to our attention Chiimera. Vote Chiimera CSM 2014!
And Fozzie needs to stop hogging all these Likes for himself - share the love!

One less thing the for CSM to keep asking us for! (But seriously, they've been very insistent on keeping up the pressure to make this change happen, so well done to them)
And Fozzie needs to stop hogging all these Likes for himself - share the love!

Only 48 likes so far on Masterplan's post here. Not great so far but it will have to do for now.

Next announcement is:
To deal with the tactic of leaving a rookie alt in a reinforced starbase to offline CHAs and SMAs right as the starbase dies (and therefore deny all loot from the aggressors) we are increasing the unanchor delay on SMAs, XLSMAs, CHAs and PHAs to 1 minute.

Why should offlining it deny all loot in the first place?

Only 48 likes so far on Masterplan's post here. Not great so far but it will have to do for now.

Next announcement is:
To deal with the tactic of leaving a rookie alt in a reinforced starbase to unanchor CHAs and SMAs right as the starbase dies (and therefore deny all loot from the aggressors) we are increasing the unanchor delay on SMAs, XLSMAs, CHAs and PHAs to 1 minute.

Only 48 likes so far on Masterplan's post here. Not great so far but it will have to do for now.

Next announcement is:
To deal with the tactic of leaving a rookie alt in a reinforced starbase to unanchor CHAs and SMAs right as the starbase dies (and therefore deny all loot from the aggressors) we are increasing the unanchor delay on SMAs, XLSMAs, CHAs and PHAs to 1 minute.

One less thing the for CSM to keep asking us for! (But seriously, they've been very insistent on keeping up the pressure to make this change happen, so well done to them)
And Fozzie needs to stop hogging all these Likes for himself - share the love!

It doesn't, I mistyped. Meant unanchor.

Yeah your WH POS was perfectly safe before this...

its my understanding you cant unanchor a sma with stuff in it, so a timer is not necessary, at least thats how other hangers work.

Yeah your WH POS was perfectly safe before this...

Next your going to remove the ability for a rookie ship to light a cyno....

That is insane...

And then you are going to force titans to bridge with the fleet...

Ludicrous...

CCP Fozzie, joo be crazy!!!!